'A horrible irony' - McKenna

Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna could hardly believe what he had seen after a stoppage-time penalty denied them three points at Stoke City.

Cedric Kipre was penalised for pulling back Lamine Cisse, having been denied a penalty himself in the final moments against Leicester City at the weekend, and the game ended in a 3-3 draw.

"We know we shouldn't end up in that situation and Cedric puts an arm on his shoulder but there was barely anything you could call a pull and if you compare that to the last minute on Saturday (against Leicester) and the level of contact there was on Cedric, there's a horrible irony there," McKenna told BBC Radio Suffolk.

"For that (penalty) to be given, having not had the one on Saturday given, and the impact that's had on two results, I can't find the words to describe that right now.

"Having performed as we did in the second half and being so close to a brilliant comeback victory, to have it taken away in the last few seconds is a devastating one.

"You have to move on and I believe we will show that on Saturday. There's going to be so much to take from tonight, there's negatives in there, things we need to do better, but there's some big, big positives in there from what the group showed in difficult circumstances and they're going to need to show those qualities, learn the lessons and put all that into the last 10 games."